Competition in China's cutthroat car market is pushing even legacy automakers' senior executives to take up livestreaming to stoke sales.

ByteDance Ltd. and Broadcom Inc. have discussed a potential collaboration on an AI processor to help bolster the TikTok parent's development of that technology.

Although silicon photonics has become one of the most anticipated developments in the semiconductor industry, Taiwan-based IC design houses admittedly need more time to catch up with US-based companies, which currently dominate the field.

Samsung and Intel are trying to overtake TSMC, but TSMC chairman C. C. Wei's answer to that challenge is: "No way!"

Konrad Young, a pivotal figure in semiconductor research known for his leadership at TSMC told DIGITIMES Asia during his UK visit that quantum computing presents a prime opportunity for Taiwan and the UK to collaborate.

Energy saving and carbon reduction are pivotal trends in today's automotive industry, encompassing both four-wheelers and two-wheelers. Ching-Yue Lee, senior project specialist in the Power and System Business Group at Delta Electronics, shared his insights on the impact and development trends of carbon neutrality on electric two-wheelers at the "D Forum 2024" smart vehicle forum hosted by DIGITIMES.

Despite plateauing smartphone demands, OmniVision expects rising demands for CMOS Image Sensors (CIS) in AI PCs, automotive, and machine vision applications, says OmniVision.

A study published on Nature by the University of Oxford and RMIT University reveals that large language models (LLMs) suffer from AI hallucinations due to a lack of knowledge.

The US-based Avnet, a distributor of IC products and electronics components, is supporting Taiwan's Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) in venturing into the global automotive market through a comprehensive global alliance.

As the industry heavily invests in High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) DRAM, market insiders predicted a supply shortage for general DRAM.

Samsung Electronics has hired a former senior executive from Apple to lead its new North American Artificial Intelligence team.

In response to the growing corporate demand for generative AI, Japanese electronics giant Hitachi announced in 2024 that it has signed a three-year partnership contract with Microsoft. This partnership enables users of Hitachi's Lumada platform to leverage Microsoft's services, prominently featuring generative AI. Additionally, it establishes a talent development system poised to potentially create a multibillion-dollar global market.

In recent years, Fan-Out Panel-Level Packaging (FOPLP) technology has become a rare opportunity for OSATs and other industry participants to compete with TSMC, Samsung Electronics, and Intel in the advanced packaging field.

LG Energy Solution (LGES) has officially joined the development of semi- and all-solid-state batteries with a bipolar structure.

OpenAI co-founder and former Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever announced the launch of SSI on June 19, via the social platform X (formerly Twitter).

Chinese carmakers are accelerating their entry into Thailand.

Even since the US imposed sanctions on China, South Korean manufacturers have been storing old equipment in warehouses, incurring annual rental fees exceeding KRW20 billion (approx. US$14.6 million).

As Xiaomi is expected to celebrate its tenth anniversary in entering India in July, the company is strategizing to pivot towards premiumization, AIoT, ecosystem integration, and local manufacturing to reclaim its leadership position in the country.

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of June 17 – June 21.

Bangalore, often dubbed India's Silicon Valley, has long been the heart of the country's semiconductor industry, attracting heavyweight corporations and pioneering startups. This vibrant hub has been integral to India's technological ascendancy for years.

Taiwan Fertilizer, the island's largest ammonia supplier, has inaugurated its Advanced Business Research Center at its Miaoli plant, marking a significant pivot towards clean energy.

Hong Kong Customs recently uncovered a CPU smuggling case, seizing 596 high-performance CPUs valued at around NT$50 million (approx. US$1.54 million).

A fire recently broke out at Micron Technology's DRAM fab in Taichung, central Taiwan, prompting concerns among industry participants regarding the short-term pricing trend.

BOE Technology, the largest Chinese display panel manufacturer, is reportedly placing equipment orders for its 8.6-generation (8.6G) OLED panel plant under construction in China. Many South Korean equipment makers, including Sunic System, Avaco, Shinsung E&G, and DMS, are expected to benefit as potential suppliers.

Thanks to TSMC's investments in Kumamoto and its commitment to local sourcing, semiconductor material suppliers, including Tokyo Ohka Kogyo (TOK), Organo, and Sumco, are clustering in the Japanese prefecture.

The US and India enhanced their technological cooperation under the iCET initiative to reduce their reliance on China. India is still dependent on imported electronic components from China despite its ambitious target of building a local ecosystem.

Tesla recently achieved a weekly production capacity of 1,300 Cybertrucks, but customers have not received their vehicles on schedule due to problems with their windshield wipers.

China's electric vehicle industry received at least $231 billion in government subsidies and aid from 2009 through to the end of last year, even as the amount of support per vehicle has declined, according to a new research.

SoftBank Group Corp.'s big-talking founder Masayoshi Son is back, this time with plans to bring about an era of artificial super-intelligence.

LG Electronics took another step forward to grow its EV charging business. The South Korean company has become a strategic partner of ChargePoint, a US-based EV charging solution provider. The pair will first collaborate on commercial EV charging in the US.

Since the beginning of May, several well-known Large Language Model (LLM) enterprises in China have announced price reductions, including Aliyun, Baidu, KU Xiaofei, Tencent Cloud, ByteDance, and other operators.

Chinese battery giants CATL and BYD continue to assert dominance in the global market.

The recent reports of Apple's delayed launch of the next-generation Vision Pro cast a shadow over the market outlook for OLED on Silicon (OLEDoS) technologies.

Taiwan's CyberLink, a specialist in multimedia software and AI facial recognition technology, has joined the AI PC bandwagon and is set to finalize new collaborations with PC manufacturers in the second half of 2024 to capitalize on the generative AI (GenAI) surge.

RISC-V, an open standard instruction set architecture, has garnered global attention due to its royalty-free nature and adaptability for custom hardware development.